Archive for the Category: Linux

Fedora 24 Released

June 21, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors has just released Fedora v24. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/ChangeSet Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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Another Sample Java/MQ Program – MQWrite2

June 17, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Someone over at Stack Overflow posted a question about logging MQ error messages to a file. After the user updated the posting, I recognized the code as mine (MQWrite.java) that I wrote back in 2000 (Yup, 16 years ago!!). So, I decided to bring MQWrite.java into this decade and created MQWrite2.java. Here is MQWrite2.java that […]

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A Tip for Handling Java/MQ Internal Message Class

June 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Here’s an interesting head-scratcher. I was writing some Java code to handle an MQ message and in this particular case, it was an MQRFH2 message. The code below was working fine until I decided to dump (output) the message in hexadecimal. The printMsgHex() method is a simple method to retrieve the message and output. When […]

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Using SSL TLS To Connect 2 MQ Queue Managers Using Self-Signed Certificates

June 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Angel Rivera and Mike Cregger of IBM have published a support document titled: Using SSL TLS to connect two MQ queue managers in MQ 7.5 and MQ 8.0 / MQ 9.0 using self-signed certificates The document provides step-by-step details for connecting a WebSphere MQ V7.5 queue manager in one platform (Windows) to a V8.0 queue […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.5 Released

May 27, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.5 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982686 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SQLite v3.13.0 Released

May 18, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.13.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Video by Mark Taylor on the new IBM MQ V9

April 25, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Mark Taylor of IBM Hursley UK has posted a video titled IBM MQ V9 Overview. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 16.04 Released

April 21, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v16.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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IBM MQ V9 Released for Distributed Platforms

April 19, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released IBM MQ V9: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP16-0205 Highlights: – Web addressable access to the Client Channel Definition Table (CCDT) – IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Protocol Bridge Enhancements – New mode of operation for IBM MQ Advanced Message Security – IBM MQ Advanced Message Security support for non-IBM Java™ Runtime Environments (JREs) – LDAP authorizations […]

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WebSphere MQ v7.1.0 End of Service Date

April 13, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced the end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.1.0. The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.1.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2017. The official announcement can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3c741503j17231u61 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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